Longtime readers will remember that I started at FO right around the Eagles-Patriots Super Bowl in 2005, writing ruminations about Philly Fans and talking about the values of fandom I would impart to my toddler son. (Click to read more.)

This may have been a real changing of the guard in the NFL, because the Philadelphia Eagles are a young team bringing almost everyone back next year. Could this be the launch of an Eagles dynasty? Plus, the real MVPs of Super Bowl LII: the Philadelphia running backs.

If you read just one article this week that makes the Patriots sound like the Romanov Dynasty, make it Seth Wickersham's piece. But if you read just one article that's self-aware about making the Patriots sound like the Romanov Dynasty, make it Digest!

Also: Jimmy Garoppolo's quietly impressive 49ers debut and the mystery of how a team can "win the draft" for two years yet still turn to a player who has been out of football for three years to be the focal point of their offense.